Torn between loyalty to his Gold friends and his drive to free the lowColors, our battered hero Darrow is more vulnerable than ever as the fate of the solar system rests on his shoulders. Thats not the case with Pierce Browns Red Rising series, and his third and final book has again made the cut as a Best of the Month pick by the Amazon Books editors. The middle may sag, or the end might fizzle. an ambitious and satisfying conclusion to a monumental saga.*Kirkus Reviews*Īn Amazon Best Book of February 2016: An entire trilogy rarely stays strong all the way through. Multilayered and seething with characters who exist in a shadow world between history and myth, much as in Frank Herberts Dune. The conclusion to Browns saga is simply stellar.Booklist *(starred review) His achievement is in creating an uncomfortably familiar world of flaw, fear, and promise.Entertainment WeeklyĪ page-turning epic filled with twists and turns. he flirts with volume, oscillating between thundering space escapes and hushed, tense parleys between rivals, where the cinematic dialogue oozes such specificity and suspense you could almost hear a pin drop between pages. In Morning Star,* the trilogys devastating and inspiring final chapter.

You could call Brown science fictions best-kept secret. To win, Darrow will need to inspire those shackled in darkness to break their chains, unmake the world their cruel masters have built, and claim a destiny too long deniedand too glorious to surrender. Among them are some Darrow once considered friends. Darrow and his comrades-in-arms face powerful enemies without scruple or mercy. Risking everything to transform himself and breach Gold society, Darrow has battled to survive the cutthroat rivalries that breed Societys mightiest warriors, climbed the ranks, and waited patiently to unleash the revolution that will tear the hierarchy apart from within.īut devotion to honor and hunger for vengeance run deep on both sides. The Gold overlords demanded his obedience, hanged his wife, and enslaved his people. Now comes the exhilarating conclusion to the Red Rising Trilogy: *Morning Star.*ĭarrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war.

Golden Sonchanged the game and took the story of Darrow to the next level. “Red Rising thrilled readers and announced the presence of a talented new author.

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